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stooging

stooging is the present participle and gerund of stooge.

Meaning of stooge

Verb

stooge (third-person singular simple present stooges, present participle stooging, simple past and past participle stooged)

  1. (intransitive) To act as a straight man.

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Questions about stooging

What is stooging the present participle and gerund of?
Stooging is the present participle and gerund of stooge.

Words near stooging in the dictionary

  1. Stoodley
  2. stoodst
  3. stooge
  4. stooged
  5. stooges
  6. stooging
  7. stook
  8. stooked
  9. stooker
  10. stookers
  11. Stookey

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